Birchwood Wilderness Camp

A small (by design) summer camp for boys in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northern Minnesota. While many summer camps house a few hundred campers at once, we only accept between 35 and 45 campers (boys ages 7-17) per session. At Birchwood, we keep our enrollment small and our campus screen-free so we can focus on the things we value most: connection, self-discovery, and a sense of shared purpose. Each week, campers gets to select a wilderness trip to go on, ranging from 3 to 5 days. All trips have two qualified Birchwood counselors and four to seven boys of similar age or experience.

 
Between adventures, campers live in cabins of six boys and two counselors. Each day campers sign up for the in-camp activities they want to do. This is done individually (not as a cabin) so that boys have a chance to socialize with campers of all ages outside their cabin.

Accreditations

• ACA

Camp Focus

Adventure Camps: Assorted Adventures

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